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Ashford planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ashford website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

62,847Searchable applications

570Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 42,397 approved or refused records

5,322Refused applications

37,075 approved · 5,322 refused · 3,414 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 1996 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 5 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas75 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decision MadeOTH/2025/1127
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 8 (CTMP), 17 (Archaeology) & 19 ( External Lighting) of Planning Permission 21/00750/AS
55, Site Of, Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8BN
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1128
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 (Joinery Plans) & 8 (Section Plans) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0103
Parsonage House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QA
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1129
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed - Dropped Kerb and creation of hardstanding to extend the driveway.
31, Weavers Way, Ashford, TN23 5DY
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1130
Proposed replacement conservatory following the removal of existing.
2 Cloth Hall Gardens, Biddenden, TN27 8AT
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1131
Single-storey extension and refurbishment of the existing Log Store, W.C. and Utility
Glebe House, Church Lane, Kenardington, TN26 2NQ
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1132
T1 - Magnolia Tree - 2 metre crown reduction.
4 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HU
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1133
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential and erection of outbuilding (part retrospective)
Tawny Owl Barn, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3HE
Received 12 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1134
Change of use of land into residential curtilage, erection of garage and creation of new driveway. Existing driveway to be returned to garden land.
Crosswell Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, TN27 8ER
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1137
Proposed incidental outbuilding to support the main dwelling following the demolition of 2 x derelict, unused buildings
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1138
Self-build replacement dwelling with detached garage.
Sherwood, Canterbury Road, Charing, TN27 0EY
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1139
T1 - x2 Bay Trees - Reduction of 2 metres , T2 Oak - To be dead wooded & Inspected, T3 Eucalyptus - to Fell
2, Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RZ
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1140
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission PA/2024/0156 change of use of building and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house following part demolition of Atcost and hay barns; to allow for a revised design which includes alterations to the dwelling’s fenestration to accommodate the reworking of the internal layout.
Little Halden Farm, Tenterden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JL
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1141
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey rear extension
4 Old Mill Court, Biddenden, TN27 8DD
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1143
Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00405/AS for the construction of retail warehousing and detached drive thru restaurant together with associated access, servicing, landscaping, car parking and SUDs provision; to allow changes to the proposed site layout
Proposed Retail Units, Fourges Way, Ashford, TN25 4DT
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1144
Details submitted pursuant to condition 19 (landscape management plan) of Planning Permission 18/00405/AS
Land east of railway and north of John Lewis at Home, Fougeres Way, Ashford
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1145
G1 - Mixed row of Willow, Birch and Sycamore - Reduce eastern lateral branches by no more than 3 metres to alleviate garden and garage encroachment.
Woodland west of, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1146
Demolish existing porch and replace with new, and heating oil tank to the front of Cobbs (partly retrospective).
Cobbs, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4DH
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1147
Proposed part single storey, part two storey rear extension
53 Osborne Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0EF
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1148
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
29 Barley Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3JA
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1149
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission PA/2024/1174 for Garage conversion, replacement of existing conservatory with a single-storey extension, and a detached garage; to allow for an alteration to fenestration.
16, Cherry Glebe, Mersham, TN25 6NL
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1150
Erection of an Agricultural Building (retrospective).
Shorts Wood Yard, Tenterden Road, From Clapper Hill To Pb, Biddenden, TN27 8DW
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1153
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (Collection of Refuse) of planning permission PA/2024/0374
Greenacres Farm, Fisheries, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EH
Received 19 Jun 2025
Under ConsultationPA/2025/1155
Single-storey rear extension, changes to fenestration on elevation and roof area. Erection of a carport with covered garden room and studio space above, and extended driveway. Following the demolition of the existing carport.
Tile House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LL
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1156
Application to discharge Section 106 planning obligation on 03/00559/AS (agricultural occupancy restriction)
Little Odiam Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JH
Received 17 Jun 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ashford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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